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The rise in tourists visiting Japan is statistically off the charts

The rise in tourists visiting Japan is statistically off the charts

From 1995 to 2012, the annual number of tourists going to Japan increased from 3.3 million to 8.4 million, a growth rate of about 6% each year. And then, the deluge. In its most recent report, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimates that about 28.7 million tourists visited Japan in 2017. This increase,…